Frederick P. Morgeson, Ph.D.

Background

Frederick P. Morgeson is a Professor of Management and Valade Research Scholar at the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Purdue University.

Dr. Morgeson teaches and does research in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. His research has focused on four distinct areas. First, he has a continuing interest in leadership, particularly with respect to the role of leadership in self-managing teams and the nature of the relationship between leaders and followers. Second, Dr. Morgeson has examined fundamental questions about the nature of work, which includes how work is structured and how people perceive their work. These issues have been explored in a series of studies in the job analysis, work design, and work teams areas. Third, he has studied the effectiveness and consequences of different selection techniques. Fourth, Dr. Morgeson has explored issues of theory development and sought to produce integrative research in the substantive research areas noted above.

This research has been published (or is forthcoming) in Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Academy of Management Review, American Psychologist, Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Human Performance, Human Resource Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Quality Management, Leadership Quarterly, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Personnel Psychology. In addition, he has co-authored the leading job analysis book (Job Analysis: Methods, Research, and Applications for Human Resource Management), authored or co-authored numerous book chapters, and presented over 75 papers at professional meetings. Finally, Dr. Morgeson is the Associate Editor of Personnel Psychology, is on the Board of Directors for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation, is on the Editorial Committee for the Annual Review of Psychology, is a member of the Academy of Management’s HR Division Executive Committee, has served on the editorial boards of Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and the Journal of Management, and is a recipient of the 2005 American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in Applied Psychology.

Prior to his academic career, Dr. Morgeson was a manager at a recording studio in the Detroit area. In addition, he has been involved in variety of consulting and applied research projects for a number of organizations in the areas of job analysis, work design, recruiting, personnel selection, leadership development, compensation, and organizational assessment.